Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 116/2023 of 28 April 2023 amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2295]

Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2023/2295 9.11.2023 DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 116/2023 of 28 April 2023 amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2295] THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE, Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/664 of 22 April 2021 on a regulatory framework for the U-space(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/665 of 22 April 2021 amending Implementing Regulation

(EU) 2017/373 as regards requirements for providers of air traffic management/air navigation services and other air traffic management network functions in the U-space airspace designated in controlled airspace(2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/666 of 22 April 2021amending Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 as regards requirements for manned aviation operating in U-space airspace(3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:

(1) the following indent is added in point 66wk (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 923/2012): ‘— 32021 R 0666: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/666 of 22 April 2021(OJ L 139, 23.4.2021, p. 187).’;

(2) the following indent is added in point 66xg (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/373): ‘— 32021 R 0665: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/665 of 22 April 2021(OJ L 139, 23.4.2021, p. 184).’;

(3) the following point is inserted after point 66zbd (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/723) of Annex XIII to

the EEA Agreement: ‘66zbe. 32021 R 0664: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/664 of 22 April 2021 on a regulatory framework for the U-space (OJ L 139, 23.4.2021, p. 161).’ Article 2 The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2021/664, (EU) 2021/665 and (EU) 2021/666 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

(1) OJ L 139, 23.4.2021, p. 161.

(2) OJ L 139, 23.4.2021, p. 184.

(3) OJ L 139, 23.4.2021, p. 187.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2295/oj 1/2EN OJ L, 9.11.2023 Article 3 This Decision shall enter into force on 29 April 2023, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made*, or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 114/2023 of 28 April 2023(4), or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 115/2023 of 28 April 2023(5), whichever is the later.

Article 4 This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 28 April 2023.

For the EEA Joint Committee The President Nicolas VON LINGEN * No constitutional requirements indicated.

(4) OJ L, 2023/2294, 9.11.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/2023/2294/oj

(5) OJ L, 2023/2264, 9.11.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/2023/2264/oj 2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2295/oj